TAMPA – Maria Contreras-Sweet, Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and member of President Obama’s Cabinet will visit a small business in Tampa alongside Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn and tour Port Tampa Bay to discuss borderless marketplace opportunities for small enterprises in the Tampa Bay area.
Trade is a substantial driver of Florida’s economy. Exports from Florida helped contribute to the $2.23 trillion of U.S. goods and services exports in 2015. A total of 61,489 companies exported from Florida locations in 2013. 95.3% of those companies were small and medium-sized enterprises with fewer than 500 employees.
| Monday, July 18, 2016 |
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1:30 – 3 p.m. |
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Small Business Exporting Roundtable with Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn |
| WHERE: |
Blind Tiger Café |
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3:15 – 4:30 p.m. |
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Tour of Port Tampa Bay |
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WHERE: |
11101 Channelside Drive, |
To RSVP, email Sophia Kim or call (202) 427-7841
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